US5758900A - Protection system for a driver of a competition vehicle - Google Patents
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- US5758900A US5758900A US08/746,503 US74650396A US5758900A US 5758900 A US5758900 A US 5758900A US 74650396 A US74650396 A US 74650396A US 5758900 A US5758900 A US 5758900A
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
- B60R21/02—Occupant safety arrangements or fittings, e.g. crash pads
- B60R21/16—Inflatable occupant restraints or confinements designed to inflate upon impact or impending impact, e.g. air bags
- B60R21/18—Inflatable occupant restraints or confinements designed to inflate upon impact or impending impact, e.g. air bags the inflatable member formed as a belt or harness or combined with a belt or harness arrangement
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DE19541779A DE19541779A1 (en) | 1995-11-09 | 1995-11-09 | Protection system for a driver of a competition vehicle |
DE19541779.8 | 1995-11-09 |
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US6382666B1 (en) | 2000-03-13 | 2002-05-07 | Universal Propulsion Company, Inc. | Arrangement for providing deployment of inflatable member coaxially with safety belt portion and related method |
WO2003015555A2 (en) * | 2001-08-17 | 2003-02-27 | Bhc Engineering, Lp | Head stabilizing device |
US6705641B2 (en) | 2002-03-08 | 2004-03-16 | Autoliv Asp, Inc. | Inflatable seat belt system |
US6729643B1 (en) * | 2001-03-08 | 2004-05-04 | David Clark Company, Inc. | Driver neck support and head restraint |
US20040255368A1 (en) * | 2001-08-17 | 2004-12-23 | Baker Gregg S. | Head stabilizing system |
US20100025972A1 (en) * | 2008-08-01 | 2010-02-04 | Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha | Vehicular occupant restraint system |
US7926839B1 (en) * | 2010-02-17 | 2011-04-19 | Mothaffar Hussain Y A M | Head and neck restraint system |
US7980590B2 (en) * | 2008-03-19 | 2011-07-19 | Amsafe, Inc. | Inflatable personal restraint systems having web-mounted inflators and associated methods of use and manufacture |
US8439398B2 (en) | 2011-07-29 | 2013-05-14 | Amsafe, Inc. | Inflator connectors for inflatable personal restraints and associated systems and methods |
US8469397B2 (en) | 2011-04-13 | 2013-06-25 | Amsafe, Inc. | Stitch patterns for restraint-mounted airbags and associated systems and methods |
US8523220B1 (en) | 2012-03-19 | 2013-09-03 | Amsafe, Inc. | Structure mounted airbag assemblies and associated systems and methods |
US9352839B2 (en) | 2014-10-02 | 2016-05-31 | Amsafe, Inc. | Active positioning airbag assembly and associated systems and methods |
US9511866B2 (en) | 2012-03-19 | 2016-12-06 | Amsafe, Inc. | Structure mounted airbag assemblies and associated systems and methods |
US9925950B2 (en) | 2015-04-11 | 2018-03-27 | Amsafe, Inc. | Active airbag vent system |
US9944245B2 (en) | 2015-03-28 | 2018-04-17 | Amsafe, Inc. | Extending pass-through airbag occupant restraint systems, and associated systems and methods |
US10604259B2 (en) | 2016-01-20 | 2020-03-31 | Amsafe, Inc. | Occupant restraint systems having extending restraints, and associated systems and methods |
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US3905615A (en) * | 1974-06-27 | 1975-09-16 | Us Navy | Inflatable body and head restraint |
DE3740455A1 (en) * | 1987-09-21 | 1989-06-08 | Ernst Hans Hellmut | Safety belt system |
US5039035A (en) * | 1989-05-03 | 1991-08-13 | Smiths Industries Public Limited Company | Helmet assembly with inflatable actuators |
US5133084A (en) * | 1991-11-25 | 1992-07-28 | Martin Richard L | Automatically inflatable collar safety device |
US5162006A (en) * | 1991-06-07 | 1992-11-10 | Yandle Ii Sylvester E | Portable safety apparatus |
US5259070A (en) * | 1992-03-30 | 1993-11-09 | Roza Kort J De | Protective helmet kit apparatus |
US5282648A (en) * | 1992-06-01 | 1994-02-01 | Simula Inc. | Inflatable body and head restraint system |
US5287562A (en) * | 1992-01-10 | 1994-02-22 | Rush Iii Gus A | Helmet to protect cervical spine against axial impact forces |
DE4306528A1 (en) * | 1993-03-03 | 1994-09-08 | Heel Klaus Dipl Ing Designer F | Retro-fittable air bag for safety belts |
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DE4234228C1 (en) * | 1992-10-10 | 1994-04-28 | Audi Ag | Head protection device for a vehicle occupant |
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US3865398A (en) * | 1973-02-05 | 1975-02-11 | Toni Woll | Expandable crash-restraining means |
US3905615A (en) * | 1974-06-27 | 1975-09-16 | Us Navy | Inflatable body and head restraint |
DE3740455A1 (en) * | 1987-09-21 | 1989-06-08 | Ernst Hans Hellmut | Safety belt system |
US5039035A (en) * | 1989-05-03 | 1991-08-13 | Smiths Industries Public Limited Company | Helmet assembly with inflatable actuators |
US5162006A (en) * | 1991-06-07 | 1992-11-10 | Yandle Ii Sylvester E | Portable safety apparatus |
US5133084A (en) * | 1991-11-25 | 1992-07-28 | Martin Richard L | Automatically inflatable collar safety device |
US5287562A (en) * | 1992-01-10 | 1994-02-22 | Rush Iii Gus A | Helmet to protect cervical spine against axial impact forces |
US5259070A (en) * | 1992-03-30 | 1993-11-09 | Roza Kort J De | Protective helmet kit apparatus |
US5282648A (en) * | 1992-06-01 | 1994-02-01 | Simula Inc. | Inflatable body and head restraint system |
DE4306528A1 (en) * | 1993-03-03 | 1994-09-08 | Heel Klaus Dipl Ing Designer F | Retro-fittable air bag for safety belts |
Cited By (28)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB2341358A (en) * | 1998-09-10 | 2000-03-15 | Rover Group | A seat belt having an expandable shoulder portion |
GB2341358B (en) * | 1998-09-10 | 2002-03-20 | Rover Group | A seat belt |
EP1031472A2 (en) | 1999-02-26 | 2000-08-30 | Lear Corporation | Passenger restraint system |
US6237945B1 (en) | 1999-02-26 | 2001-05-29 | Lear Corporation | Passenger restraint system |
US6382666B1 (en) | 2000-03-13 | 2002-05-07 | Universal Propulsion Company, Inc. | Arrangement for providing deployment of inflatable member coaxially with safety belt portion and related method |
US6729643B1 (en) * | 2001-03-08 | 2004-05-04 | David Clark Company, Inc. | Driver neck support and head restraint |
WO2003015555A3 (en) * | 2001-08-17 | 2003-05-22 | Bhc Engineering Lp | Head stabilizing device |
US20040255368A1 (en) * | 2001-08-17 | 2004-12-23 | Baker Gregg S. | Head stabilizing system |
US7155747B2 (en) | 2001-08-17 | 2007-01-02 | Bhc Engineering, Lp | Head stabilizing system |
US20070186329A1 (en) * | 2001-08-17 | 2007-08-16 | Bhc Engineering, Lp | Head stabilizing system |
US20070245464A1 (en) * | 2001-08-17 | 2007-10-25 | Bhc Engineering, Lp | Head stabilizing system |
WO2003015555A2 (en) * | 2001-08-17 | 2003-02-27 | Bhc Engineering, Lp | Head stabilizing device |
US6705641B2 (en) | 2002-03-08 | 2004-03-16 | Autoliv Asp, Inc. | Inflatable seat belt system |
US7980590B2 (en) * | 2008-03-19 | 2011-07-19 | Amsafe, Inc. | Inflatable personal restraint systems having web-mounted inflators and associated methods of use and manufacture |
US8104790B2 (en) * | 2008-08-01 | 2012-01-31 | Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha | Vehicular occupant restraint system |
US20100025972A1 (en) * | 2008-08-01 | 2010-02-04 | Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha | Vehicular occupant restraint system |
US7926839B1 (en) * | 2010-02-17 | 2011-04-19 | Mothaffar Hussain Y A M | Head and neck restraint system |
US8469397B2 (en) | 2011-04-13 | 2013-06-25 | Amsafe, Inc. | Stitch patterns for restraint-mounted airbags and associated systems and methods |
US8439398B2 (en) | 2011-07-29 | 2013-05-14 | Amsafe, Inc. | Inflator connectors for inflatable personal restraints and associated systems and methods |
US8523220B1 (en) | 2012-03-19 | 2013-09-03 | Amsafe, Inc. | Structure mounted airbag assemblies and associated systems and methods |
US9511866B2 (en) | 2012-03-19 | 2016-12-06 | Amsafe, Inc. | Structure mounted airbag assemblies and associated systems and methods |
US9889937B2 (en) | 2012-03-19 | 2018-02-13 | Amsafe, Inc. | Structure mounted airbag assemblies and associated systems and methods |
US9352839B2 (en) | 2014-10-02 | 2016-05-31 | Amsafe, Inc. | Active positioning airbag assembly and associated systems and methods |
US9944245B2 (en) | 2015-03-28 | 2018-04-17 | Amsafe, Inc. | Extending pass-through airbag occupant restraint systems, and associated systems and methods |
US9925950B2 (en) | 2015-04-11 | 2018-03-27 | Amsafe, Inc. | Active airbag vent system |
US10604259B2 (en) | 2016-01-20 | 2020-03-31 | Amsafe, Inc. | Occupant restraint systems having extending restraints, and associated systems and methods |
US20220297626A1 (en) * | 2021-03-17 | 2022-09-22 | Autoliv Asp, Inc. | Seatbelt system with inflatable cushions |
US11708042B2 (en) * | 2021-03-17 | 2023-07-25 | Autoliv Asp, Inc. | Seatbelt system with inflatable cushions |
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GB2306876B (en) | 1997-10-15 |
GB9623452D0 (en) | 1997-01-08 |
GB2306876A (en) | 1997-05-14 |
DE19541779A1 (en) | 1997-05-15 |
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